A diver has been detained in Indonesia after allegedly killing a protected sea turtle with a speargun in Raja Ampat's conservation waters.
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A foreign national (WNA) from Malaysia with the initials WS nearly left Indonesia after allegedly killing a leatherback turtle in the waters of Raja Ampat, Papua.
Chinese diving instructor Shang Wei was arrested on September 14th while departing from the Raja Ampat Islands conservation area in Indonesia, where he used a speargun to kill and cook endangered hawksbill turtles. He is currently being transferred to Sorong for investigation.
The Makassar Immigration Department in Indonesia has detained a Chinese citizen, Wei Shang, on suspicion of catching and eating sea turtles in the Raja Ampat protected waters of Papua province.